The Spirit

[b_Pooly]

Release Date: December 25, 2008
Studio: Lionsgate
Director: Frank Miller
Screenwriter: Frank Miller
Starring: Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Eva Mendes, Sarah Paulson, Paz Vega, Jaime King, Dan Lauria, Stana Katic, Johnny Simmons, Louis Lombardi
Genre: Action, Adventure
MPAA Rating: Not Available
Official Website: Lionsgate.com/TheSpirit

Plot Summary: Adapted from the legendary comic book series created by Will Eisner, "The Spirit" is a classic action-adventure-romance written for the screen and directed by genre-twister Frank Miller (creator of "300" and "Sin City"). It is the story of a former rookie cop who returns mysteriously from the dead as the Spirit (Gabriel Macht) to fight crime from the shadows of Central City. His arch-enemy, the Octopus (Samuel L. Jackson) has a different mission: he's going to wipe out Spirit's beloved city as he pursues his own version of immortality. The Spirit tracks this cold-hearted killer from Central City's rundown warehouses, to the damp catacombs, to the windswept waterfront... all the while facing a bevy of beautiful women who either want to seduce, love or kill our masked crusader. Surrounding him at every turn are Ellen Dolan (Sarah Paulson), the whip-smart girl-next-door; Silken Floss (Scarlett Johansson), a punk secretary and frigid vixen; Plaster of Paris (Paz Vega), a murderous French nightclub dancer; Lorelei (Jaime King), a phantom siren; and Morgenstern (Stana Katic), a sexy young cop. Then of course, there's Sand Saref (Eva Mendes), the jewel thief with dangerous curves. She's the love of his life turned bad. Will he save her or will she kill him? In the vein of "Batman Begins" and "Sin City," "The Spirit" takes us on a sinister, gut-wrenching ride with a hero who is born, murdered and born again.

Saw previews for it, not particularly interested, but I may see it on video.

[phoenix48]

This sounds somewhat like Brimstone except without the "The cop has to work for the devil to get out of hell" part. If it wasn't directed by Frank Miller, I might go see this in theaters. It sounds right up my alley.

[Captain Smiley]

Was actually a pretty good movie. But more as a comedy type movie then an actual serious movie.

Fight sequence between the Spirit and the octopus right at the starts was awesomly funny and has alot of other great funny moments. Definatly worth hiring I'd say.

[b_Pooly]

cool, I will look into it.

[b_Pooly]

Never did mention that I rented it.

It was ok, If you can sit through the first 10 minutes you can sit through all of it. It has it's funny parts. It comes off like one of those detective stories from when our parents were nothing more than sparkles in our grand parents eyes.

Not bad, just different. If you like quirky films then you should give this a look, if you don't, no harm done in skipping it.

[burke211]

Saw this on DVD last week.

Tries desperately to be Sin City 2.0, it looks great like Sin City but just isn't anywhere near as good IMO, still I thought it was decent and definitely worth a watch.